In the colonial Cuban city of Trinidad, handicrafts shop owner Lourdes Milan says she has already slashed prices due to the drop in US visitors following Washington's tightening of sanctions and she's worried the situation will worsen this year.

Cuban tourism sector braces for further drop in US visitors

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday issued sanctions on Cuban General, Leopoldo Cintra Frias for use of violence to assist the former Maduro regime in Venezuela.

US sanctions Cuban general Leopoldo Cintra Frias for supporting Maduro regime in Venezuela

Manuel Marrero, the longest-serving tourism minister in Cuba's history, became the country's first prime minister in more than four decades. According to sources, Marrero's appointment constitutes a bigger process which involves decentralisation and a discourse shift in terms of the Communist Party's stronghold in the country's politics.

Cuba: Manuel Merrero becomes Prime Minister 40 years after Fidel Castro

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Cubans struggle to acquire Hard Currency

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Two Havana department stores began on Monday (December 02) to give change only in pesos, instead of the local dollar equivalent known as the convertible peso, in another step toward ending Cuba's dual monetary system.

Cuba takes another swipe at dual currency system

With cries of "Viva Felipe!" and "Viva Espana!" Cubans greeted King Felipe in Old Havana, the first state visit ever by a Spanish monarch to Cuba, Spain's former colony turned Communist-run nation.

'Viva Felipe!': Communist-run Cuba welcomes Spanish king

Cuba's 37th annual International Trade Fair of Havana opened on Monday (November 04), bringing together some 4,000 entrepreneurs from 60 nations around the world, amid strong sanctions from the US government to the local economy and government liquidity problems to pay foreign suppliers.

Cuba's annual International Trade Fair opens in Havana, amid US sanctions

Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro, President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro signalled on Sunday punishing US sanctions would only stiffen their resolve to stick together and support social change in the region.

Cuba lashes Trump, issues rallying cry to fight imperialism

The United States will suspend all scheduled flights to Cuba except to its capital Havana, authorities said Friday, as US President Donald Trump pushes to dismantle the rapprochement begun by his predecessor Barack Obama.

United States to end scheduled flights to all Cuban airports except Havana

Cuba's state airline Cubana says it is cancelling routes to seven international destinations because of Trump administration sanctions on companies. Around 40,000 local passengers could be affected.

WION Wallet: Cuban state airline ends international routes

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WION Wallet: 10 foreign currencies allowed to purchase electronic items in Cuba

Cuba is deploying horses to replace public transportation, using wood and charcoal instead of gas for cooking and advising citizens to save electricity by making the most of daylight as it grapples with an acute fuel shortage amid U.S. sanctions.

Amid crippling sanctions, Cuba deploys horses, wood-fired ovens to overcome fuel crisis

Honduras will sign an agreement with Cuba to deport Cubans who arrive in the Central American country illegally en route to the United States, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Sunday.

Honduras, Cuba to sign deal on deporting some Cuban migrants

Two members of Cuba's UN mission have been ordered to leave the United States over an alleged threat to US national security, triggering a sharp denial from Havana.

Two members of Cuba's UN mission ordered to leave US

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Cryptocurrency to overcome U.S Sanctions

Cuba must implement emergency measures to stave off an acute fuel shortage in September caused by the Trump administration's efforts to block oil shipments to the Communist-run country, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Wednesday (September 11).

Cuba battling acute fuel shortage due to U.S. sanctions -president

The head of US Southern Command says military officials are focusing on preparing for "the day after" Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro leaves power. Navy Adm. Craig Faller warned Monday against Venezuela's "formidable weapon system" and criticised Cuba, Russia and China for assisting Maduro.

Joint military exercises between Brazil and the US

Advanced brain scans of US Embassy employees who reported falling ill while serving in Havana revealed significant differences, according to a new study published on Tuesday that does little to resolve the mystery of injuries the Trump administration had characterised as a "sonic attack.

Scans show changes to brains of 'injured' Havana US embassy workers

The United States has tightly restricted the travel of more than a dozen Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York, according to a US diplomatic note sent to the Iran Mission to the United Nations and seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Iranian diplomats, families living in New York face US travel curbs

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Tourism to Cuba will likely drop 8.5 per cent this year in the wake of tighter US restrictions on travel to the Caribbean island, the government said on Thursday, and the decline in arrivals will further hurt Cuba's already ailing centrally planned economy.

Cuba's tourism industry hit after Trump ban on cruise ship stopovers

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro said Monday he was "optimistic" after dialogue between his government and the opposition resumed in Barbados. The South American nation was plunged into political turmoil in January when National Assembly speaker Juan Guaido declared himself acting president in a direct challenge to Maduro's authority.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro 'optimistic' after opposition talks resume in Barbados

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